The 1960 earthquake in Chile was the largest earthquake ever recorded by seismographs. It was a 9.5 magnitude earthquake off the coast of Chile. The Nazca Plate, an oceanic plate, is subducting beneath the North American Plate, a continental plate.960 Chile Earthquake The 1960 Chile earthquake was a magnitude 9.5 the largest earthquake ever recorded! What Causes Earthquakes. Find out what causes earthquakes and other fascinating facts about when our planet shakes, rattles, and rolls.
In terms of large animals, the animal that kills the most people in Africa is the hippopotamus because they are very territorial and very physically powerful. In terms of total deaths related to animals, mosquitoes cause malaria and that's the leading cause in death in Africa. 17 people found this useful.
Malaria, which is among the diseases carried by mosquitoes, kills more than 600,000 people a year and affects over 200million. Bill Gates created an graphic to highlight the worldâs 15 deadliest animals. Figures are based on the official number of humans who die each year. Mosquitoes kill more people than the rest of the list put together. Sharks kill just 10 people a year, lions 100 and crocodiles 1,000.